awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
strong-willed; strong of heart
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to solicit; to demand; to extort
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
showing one's face in public; facing another person
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
study; diligence; discount; reduction
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
head of the student council; president of the student council
school rules; school regulations
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
March; third month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious